Meet Our Team

Our Renowned Researchers

Shelly Gunn, MD, PhD, F.C.A.P., Lab Director

Umut Gurkan, PhD

Chiara Federici, PhD

Samantha Braxton, MS

Christina E. Higgins, PhD

Rucha Natu, PhD

Victoria Buskey, MS

Our Assays

1. Adhesion BioChip

Analyze blood cell adhesion to immobilized proteins under physiologic flow

2. OcclusionChip

Analyze red blood cell deformability through a series of microcapillary networks

3. Endothelium-on-a-chip

Analyze blood cell adhesion to immobilized proteins under physiologic flow

4. RheologyChip

Simultaneously analyze whole blood rheology and blood cell adhesion

5. Hypoxia Assay

Analyze blood cell adhesion, RBC deformability, and whole blood rheology under low oxygen tension

6 - 10. Traditional Blood Rheology Assays

Traditional assays for whole blood and RBC rheology analysis